Several little Huangmen knelt on the ground and shivered, too frightened to say a word.
"Little,,,little,,,little doesn't know."
"Go and ask, don't come back if you don't get any results."
After driving them away, Zhao Yun closed the door tightly, leaving no one inside, as if he was safe only if he saw no one.
The imperial guards and Xiaohuangmen did not dare to touch Zhao Yun's brows, so they could only protect him from a distance and did not dare to get close.
In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, more than 20 Xiaohuangmen who served Zhao Yun when he was assassinated were all imprisoned, tortured and scarred, including Liu Qi.
Liu Qi was the secret servant of Funing Palace, and he was in charge of all the little Huangmen and palace maids around Zhao Yun. Now that something happened to Zhao Yun, he naturally could not escape responsibility, so he was also suspected of murdering Zhao Yun.
But unlike others, the other Xiao Huang Men were beaten to pieces, but Liu Qi was Zhao Yun's personal Huang Men, and the interrogators didn't know what his relationship was with Zhao Yun, so naturally they didn't dare to easily extort a confession.
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After asking for a long time, Liu Qi just said that he didn't know, that he didn't know anything. He kept saying this no matter how he asked. He also said that he wanted to meet someone and asked the Ministry of Punishment to arrange it.
This gave the interrogator a headache. He wanted to whip him several times, but he was afraid that if Liu Qi could not be killed, he would take revenge on him in the future.
They had no choice but to temporarily put Liu Qi aside and direct all their anger at the other Xiaohuangmen.
"It's unjust, it's unjust, I'm just emptying the toilet, I don't know anything, Mr. Qingtian, I'm unjust."
Not only the Xiao Huangmen around Zhao Yun were interrogated, but everyone who could have anything to do with the assassination was also arrested one by one.
The Imperial Guards in front of the Chui Gong Hall who were in charge of guarding the Chui Gong Hall that day were all arrested and interrogated.
Not only that, because Zhao Yun had an internal emergency, he went to the inner room where the assassination took place. The person responsible for emptying the toilet was also arrested and his family members were detained.
This is really a case of people sitting at home, disaster comes from the sky, pouring down the toilet, and a major conspiracy is revealed. This is so innocent.
The next night, Liu Qi was found dead in prison by the jailer, with a suicide note written on his cut finger in front of him.
In his suicide note, he admitted his crime and said that he knocked Zhao Yun unconscious with a vase.
When this news came out, everyone in the imperial court breathed a sigh of relief. They all thought that Liu Qi might have been scolded and reprimanded by Zhao Yun, and that this was because he couldn't think of it for a moment and committed a heinous crime.
Following the clues, other Xiaohuangmen also confessed their crimes. They all knew more or less about Liu Qi's actions, but no one dared to expose them, and now they all regret it.
It was already three days later when Zhao Yun learned the news.
On this day, Xiao Huangmen reported the information he had learned to Zhao Yun, saying that the murder case was about to be concluded.
Zhao Yun was surprised. What happened? The case I spent so much money on is about to be concluded now?
After asking, Zhao Yun learned all this and said that the mastermind was Liu Qi, who had committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime. Unfortunately, he was an orphan and had no family, so he could not be implicated. Otherwise, he would be executed.
As for the other Xiaohuangmen involved in the case, they will not escape death.
As for Jia Chong, he will also be punished for poor supervision.
However, because he was Empress Dowager Yang's confidant, and because Zhao Yun was fine and a puppet with no power or dignity, there was a high probability that Jia Chong would not die.
"Snapped."
Zhao Yun was so angry that his eyes almost popped out. He smashed the tea cup on the table and said angrily: "Assassinating the emperor, trying to close the case by pushing the crime to a few yellow sects, what do you think of me?
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After saying that, Zhao Yun hurriedly walked towards Cining Hall. The small yellow gate behind wanted to stop him, but he didn't dare, so he could only follow from a distance.
When he arrived at the Cining Hall, he was stopped by the small yellow gate. Zhao Yun tried to calm down, his chest heaved violently, and he said: "Please inform the queen, I have something to report."
This was the first time that the Xiaohuang Gate of Cining Hall saw Zhao Yun so angry, but fortunately, Zhao Yun did not get angry at them, so they did not dare to delay and hurried to report it.
Jia Chong came out, and you could see from a distance that he was also very panicked, but soon he tried to put away his panic, forced himself to calm down, and came to Zhao Yun.
Jia Chong was about to salute, but Zhao Yun didn't wait for him to speak and said solemnly: "Does the queen mother agree to see me?"
Jia Chong was stunned, shocked by Zhao Yun's momentum, and even stuttered for a moment.
"same,,,"
Zhao Yun was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he went directly past him.
Jia Chong was surprised. He didn't expect Zhao Yun to be so strong today and completely ignore him. He was completely different from the usual two.
Seeing Queen Mother Yang, Zhao Yun saluted and said: "Mother, my case is going to be closed?"
"It's almost over, and the murderer has been found. The case will be closed as soon as possible, and all the officials will feel at ease as soon as possible."
Queen Mother Yang did not take Zhao Yun seriously, as if she was not surprised at all by Zhao Yun's sudden arrival at Cining Palace and his menacing appearance.
Obviously, Zhao Yun was able to get the news of the closure of the case only after Empress Dowager Yang nodded. Without her nodding, Zhao Yun was still in the dark.
Zhao Yun raised his voice by three points and said: "Mother, my child is also the Emperor of the Song Dynasty after all. Can life-related matters be handled so hastily?"
Obviously, Zhao Yun was very angry at the unfair treatment he received, which made it difficult for him to control his emotions.
Queen Mother Yang was slightly surprised, and her tone was more solemn. She said: "Yun'er, although you and I are not biological mothers and children, they are better than biological children. The assassination hurts you and hurts my heart. How can the Queen Mother deal with this matter?"
Indifferent?"
Zhao Yun wanted to speak, but was overwhelmed by Empress Dowager Yang's emotions for a moment and could not refute. He opened his mouth and finally swallowed his words.
Empress Dowager Yang added: "My mother paid close attention to this matter every day, and Mr. Shi also reported it from time to time. If the evidence of Liu Qi's crime was not conclusive and there were no other doubts, how could my mother allow them to close the case?"
Zhao Yun didn't say anything for a moment, feeling aggrieved. Could this be the end of it?
This won't work.
Zhao Yun finally said angrily: "No, the Criminal Department didn't take my matter seriously at all. Since they are unreliable, I will investigate the kid myself."
After saying that, Zhao Yun knelt on the ground and said seriously and resolutely: "Please allow the mother to allow the child to investigate the case alone. If the mother does not allow the child to investigate the case alone, the child will not be able to kneel down."
"Okay, since you want to investigate, then do it, so as not to cause any rift between you and me."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
After Zhao Yun received Empress Dowager Yang's permission, he was so happy that he wanted to jump up and down. This loss of temper made Empress Dowager Yang look down upon him.
After Zhao Yun left the Cining Palace, Jia Chong said to Empress Dowager Yang: "My Lady, is it inappropriate for you to allow the officials to personally investigate and handle this case?"